HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in CAMDEN, Arkansas, HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 425 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Ouachita).

HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Ouachita), a district that works with 827 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ouachita County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ouachita County) reports that median household income runs about $49,268, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Ouachita County (combined enrollment of about 3,268 students).

The closest other public school is HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 17.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 466 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025.

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